live in poland withthe opole philharmonic

Scroll down for photos from the show, REHEARSALS, AND AROUND OPOLE.

World-renowned electric violinist, recording artist, performer, producer, inventor, Emmy-winning composer and music education advocate Mark Wood has spent the past four decades electrifying the music industry – literally. This concert was one of the top highlights of his career, and adjunctly the careers of powerhouse vocalist Laura Kaye and prodigy drummer Elijah Wood; his wife and child, respectively. The chemistry exhibited by this family trio on stage is unmistakeable and a real rarity in the entertainment world. This was MWE's second appearance at the Drum Fest concert series, and features Mark's jaw dropping symphonic arrangements of original and cover material, performed with the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra. MWE also features Paul Ranieri on bass and Steve Costello on guitar.

It all started...

whenthe Mark Wood Rock Orchestra performed at the Winter NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in January of 2011. In the audience that day was Wojtek Lasek, owner of Ragtime Music in Opole, Poland, who approached vocalist Laura Kaye after the show and handed her his card, with an invitation to perform at their annual Drum Fest series of concerts.

It took close to 3 years to iron out all the details but in the fall of 2013, the Mark Wood Experience (featuring Mark's wife Laura Kaye on vocals; and their child Elijah Wood on drums) made the long and wonderful trek to Opole. That year's performance was such a tremendous success that the MWE was invited back the following October. The resulting concert was filmed, and most of the details involved in getting it produced and released were the direct result of Elijah's massive help, making this a true family (ad)venture.